ABSTRACT
Designed for students with a basic knowledge of Russian, this book provides an accessible reference grammar and related exercises in a single volume.
Across more than forty grammar topics it introduces the student to Russian people and culture through the medium of the language used today, covering the core material which the student would expect to encounter in their first year of learning Russian.
Complete with a full key to exercises and glossary, Basic Russian is a user-friendly reference grammar suitable for both independent study and class use.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part 1 Identifying and describing people, places and objects
chapter |7 pages
Identifying People
chapter |6 pages
Meeting and Greeting
chapter |7 pages
Identifying People and Objects
chapter |10 pages
Describing People and Objects (1)
chapter |7 pages
Describing People and Objects (2)
part |2 pages
Part 2 Saying who does or did what
chapter |5 pages
Expressing likes and Dislikes
chapter |7 pages
Talking about Oneself (1)
chapter |10 pages
Talking about Oneself (2)
chapter |8 pages
Talking about the Past
chapter |8 pages
Possession
part |2 pages
Part 3 When, where and why we do things
chapter |9 pages
Where we Do Things
chapter |8 pages
When we Do Things
chapter |6 pages
Biographies
chapter |6 pages
How we Do Things
chapter |4 pages
Why we Do Things
part |2 pages
Part 4 Talking about people
chapter |6 pages
Seeking Information
chapter |6 pages
Identifying People’s Professions
chapter |6 pages
Absence
chapter |5 pages
Interests and Leisure Pursuits
chapter |6 pages
Interacting with People/Social Activities
part |2 pages
Part 5 Going places
chapter |5 pages
Where we Went
chapter |8 pages
Where are you Going?
chapter |5 pages
Giving Directions
chapter |5 pages
More likes and Dislikes
part |2 pages
Part 6 Responding to the world around us